Chinese word

扩

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuò

Meaning

  • verbexpand

Example

公司想把海外市场扩大。gōng sī xiǎng bǎ hǎi wài shì chǎng kuò dà

The company wants to expand its overseas market.

Illustration for 扩 (expand)

More examples

公司计划扩大生产规模以满足需求。gōng sī jì huà kuò dà shēng chǎn guī mó yǐ mǎn zú xū qiú

The company plans to increase its production scale to meet demand.

Core concept

A boundary moves outward, giving something more range, size, or quantity.

Common phrases

  • 扩大市场kuò dà shì chǎng

    expand the market

  • 扩大规模kuò dà guī mó

    expand the scale

  • 扩大影响kuò dà yíng xiǎng

    expand influence

Similar words

扩张kuò zhāng: Making a territory, organization, or sphere of influence larger and more powerful.
拓展tuò zhǎn: Extending activities or a range into new areas or directions.
扩充kuò chōng: Adding needed amounts or content to make something more complete.
扩散kuò sàn: Spreading a substance or information outward until it reaches a wider area.

Definition in Chinese

使范围、规模或数量增大，常指从原有的程度向外扩展或放大。shǐ fàn wéi guī mó huò shù liàng zēng dà cháng zhǐ cóng yuán yǒu de chéng dù xiàng wài kuò zhǎn huò fàng dà

Word origin

扩 (kuò, "expand") is a simplified character whose older form combines the hand radical with a component associated with broadness, fitting the idea of making something wider.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often combines with a following word that specifies what grows, so the full expression makes the intended change clearer than the verb alone.

Other meanings

  • extendverb
  • increaseverb

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